My Kind of Town, Chicago

[Guest SUNTZU]

Specifically, Oak Parks...

Money, Cops, and Whistle Stops

Illinois is one of only two states (our northern neighbor Wisconsin is the other) that does not allow concealed carry of firearms by its citizens. Oak Park is one of handful of municipalities in Illinois that does not even allow its residents to own and possess guns in their own homes. Unfortunately for Oak Parkers, someone forgot to tell the criminals, who often insist on bringing weapons along to their robberies. The need for a decisive, bold response on the part of the Oak Park Police Department leadership was clear, and the brass did not disappoint. The answer is—whistles!

Now, stop with the skepticism! Here is how it works: The city, through the department's public relations division, will purchase brass police whistles in bulk and either give them away or sell them to residents for a nominal price. The no-longer-frightened residents can go about their business knowing that, should they be robbed, assaulted, or otherwise victimized, all they have to do is blow their whistle to alert others of the attack, who will call OPPD, who will sweep in and immediately capture the miscreants. That seems to be the theory, anyway.

Maybe. But what if the reality is more like this: tweet, tweeeeet, tweeeeeeBANG!

Good Lord....

[TripleDigitRide]

I'm glad I made the decision to move away from that ***** hole 13-14 years ago. They deserve whatever they get. Those morons vote the anti-gunners in, so they have no right to cry about it.

[Garufa]

Well I'm speechless. Who the hell anymore knows what the sound of a whistle means, emergency-wise, much less care enough to call the authorities who will arrive just after the SHTF so they can clean up.

Is this for real? Whistles! Are they living in the 1930's?

BTW, isn't Oak Park that nice area where they film all the movies? The ones with nice big suburban houses.

Edited May 5, 2009 by Garufa

[greenego]

I hope someone told the criminals they are to stop what they are doing when the whistle blows. Maybe they are members of a union.

[Guest SUNTZU]

[Magiccarpetrides]

Edited May 5, 2009 by Magiccarpetrides
the whistles go WHOO